by leandra | Sep 12, 2023 | Travel
While we up in Chicago for my Dad’s ash scattering, we got to visit a couple breweries and escape for dinner once evening with my siblings. It was great catching up and being in the same spot together after many months. Black Horizon Brewing Eric went sour (of...
by leandra | Aug 12, 2023 | Travel
On my birthday this year, my sister, brother and I honored my Dad’s wishes to have his ashes scattered by plane. My brother had a friend from his sky-diving days who owned a small airport in Ottawa, IL and graciously agreed to assist us in scattering Dad’s...
by leandra | Jun 2, 2023 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Instead of heading out-of-state for Memorial Day we planned a week-long return (2021, 2022) to the NC mountains. As the title of this post indicates, it simply wasn’t meant to be… On 11am Friday we met our friends in Durham and drove to Asheville, stopping...
by leandra | Mar 2, 2023 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Sunday was our day at EPCOT. I set an alarm for 6:55am to join the first virtual queue for Guardians of the Galaxy but didn’t get in. We slept a bit longer and while enjoying my fancy cold brew, I booked us the free hotel shuttle for 10am. We arrived to the park...
by leandra | Mar 1, 2023 | Food & Drink, street art, Travel, USA Travel
On Saturday we didn’t want to stay in the hotel room (or at Disney Springs) the entire day, so we took an Uber to the Mills 50 area to check out the street art. While we did find a few murals to photograph, the area doesn’t compare to downtown St. Pete or...